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Disguising a malicious* update as a security update should remain the realm of scammers/crackers/outlaw and not large household companies. *I think malicious i
by dm319 8y ago
Disguising a malicious* update as a security update should remain the realm of scammers/crackers/outlaw and not large household companies.
*I think malicious is the right word - it is done in the knowledge that it will result in higher costs and inconvenience for customers without consent.
- rocqua 8y agoJust spit balling their response: "These updates secure the user against using dangerous counterfeit cartridges that might damage the printer" If you really wanna push it, they might add something like "Moreover, these counterfeit cartridges could come with malicious hardware meant to infect the printer" Because sure, if you wanna get really inventive you probably could get some kind of hack going by getting hardware in the printer.